Zhao is good at herding and has her own understanding of breeding war horses.
In the original history, the Zhao family repeatedly expanded northward, especially after the construction of "Jinyang", many foreign races were absorbed. Otherwise, how did the cavalry come into being in the Warring States Period?
Every family has its own heritage. Without corresponding opportunities, it is far more difficult than imagined to start a new business.
Zhiyao also annexed Xianyu, including Qiuyou. Otherwise, given the composition of the Zhishi family, it would be possible to engage in cavalry, but the cycle would be much longer than expected.
For this reason, Zhiyao is not without pressure.
For example, the step of turning all the captured Di people into slaves was overturned. The new gameplay was not only anti-traditional, but also had a huge impact on the Zhi family.
Cavalry? What is cavalry? According to current people's understanding, it is nothing more than riding alone, and its combat effectiveness is not worth expecting at all.
This is an established impression caused by the alien race's excessive fighting power. It cannot be explained in just one or two sentences.
At present, Zhiyao has not completely eliminated the internal pressure. He needs to conduct experiments and show the style that a cavalry should have in order to relieve internal doubts.
Fortunately for Zhiyao, even if there are some internal problems, if the core executives have doubts, they still have to strictly implement the orders from Zhiyao.
"The so-called cavalry, are they really sharp?" Zhishen asked.
Look, even your own father is like this, how can you blame anyone else?
Zhiyao did not play any unpredictable tricks, and said very directly: "The Wei family abandoned the chariot and still fought well on foot; how can my family stay where they are?"
It’s different!
Although the Wei clan is following an unconventional path, their infantry has always been quite capable of fighting.
Besides, what force would be unfamiliar with infantry?
The infantry will never be eliminated no matter what era it comes. The Wei family has been exploring the tactics of heavy infantry for a long time, and this is not just the beginning of the research phase.
Wei believed that the time had come to abandon chariots, not because chariots were completely backward, but because he wanted to concentrate the resources originally spent on chariots on the construction of heavy infantry.
Just because Zhiyao wants to study cavalry does not mean that he will give up investing in chariots.
In fact, Wei will also pick up chariot troops again in the future. It's not that their heavy infantry research was messed up, it's just that some terrains really require the use of chariots.
"Sir, please wait until it is two years old. We will see you then." Zhiyao said.
How to integrate Chidi is a problem, and at the same time, we cannot lack time.
Next, the war horses always need to be selected, and the cavalry equipment also needs to be built.
Two years spent on construction is already a short period of time. Zhiyao did not want to start a big battle at the beginning. The establishment may only be 1,000, showing their expected value, and slowly increasing the number.
Of course, there actually needs to be that kind of environment.
The Zhi family plans to use land in Hebei as pasture, which actually means that the family's development pattern is changing, moving towards semi-nomadic and semi-farming.
There is one thing that Zhiyao will definitely pay more attention to farming and will not put the cart before the horse.
Zhishen didn't doubt whether Zhiyao could get things done, it was just because he didn't have the relevant knowledge and was curious about what Zhiyao would do.
"Your wife is the Zhao family, and you and Zhao Meng are also friends; the Hu family is in love with the emperor, and the Zhong family is the 'Qing'; my family is involved, and his family doesn't think much about it." Zhishen felt that Zhiyao was smart in all aspects.
Including in the political field.
To be honest, Zhiyao really took those things into consideration.
Taking advantage of the Zhao family, everyone must think that they are helping the Zhao family.
When the Wei family sees the Zhi family like this, even if they see that the Zhi family has taken steps to expand again, they will feel a sense of security as an ally.
Not to mention the Han family, they hope that other families will think that the Zhi family will protect the Zhao family and reduce their own hostility.
As for the Fox family and Zhong family being unhappy? They are an extension of the monarch's will and will make everyone very happy all of a sudden.
Sometimes Zhishen is very sad, not because of anything else, but because Zhiyao has lived a life with the wisdom that only an old man can have.
Children of poor people have already become the head of the family. Do you think they want to take on that responsibility?
Zhishen will have a psychological burden, which is simply because Zhiyao is like this at a young age. It is obvious that the elders cannot bear it, so the younger generation has to bear the burden that they should not have.
In this winter, despite some setbacks, Zhao Bolu became the commander-in-chief.
The twists and turns were not caused by the Zhi family, the Wei family and the Han family. The main reason was that Jin Junwu first disagreed with Zhao Huo's resignation from the position of minister, and was later delayed by Jin Junwu for a period of time.
Zhao Bolu was able to hold the position of minister because, firstly, Zhao Huo was determined enough, secondly, the Zhi family, Wei family and Han family helped, and the other reason was that the Hu family and Zhong family were not strong enough.
The Hu family is not a public clan, and they were able to return home with great help from Jin Junwu. Whether it is good or bad, I cannot say for the time being.
The Hu family owed Jin Junwu a favor. They would repay the favor one day, but they might not be able to repay it at all.
The Zhong family's own strength is like that. Zhong Quan, as the face of the family, can digest the other five families. The path he embarks on is to become a real Qing family, instead of continuing to be a puppet and being manipulated by the king.
So, others may be pretending to be stupid, but Jin Junwu is really stupid and destined to shoot himself in the foot.
The weakening of the Jin Dynasty's duke clan must be related to the previous kings. The main reason that really greatly weakened the power of the duke clan was that the duke clan holding the position of minister was converted into the Qing clan.
How many families have ever been converted from the Gong clan to the Qing clan? Except for the Han family, they have actually disappeared in the long river of history.
Other countries also have the position of Qing, but there is no such thing as the Qing clan.
The Qing clan of the Jin State specifically refers to families with the title of Qing, and these families with the title of Qing are truly astonishingly large.
Take the Fox clan, which seems to be the weakest now, as an example. They brought back more than 40,000 people when they returned home, and within just four years of obtaining the fiefdom, the number swelled to more than 100,000 people.
At least 30,000 of these 100,000 people were absorbed from foreign races, and the rest came from the increase in fiefdoms and prisoner quotas obtained from previous wars.
The weakest Hu family can have a population of more than 100,000 within four years if they hold the title of Qing. You can imagine that becoming a family with the title of Qing is a lot of money, right?
The Hu family has a population of more than 100,000, and is the smallest among the Jin Dynasty's ministerial families. Compared with other families in other countries, it has become a behemoth.
At present, the number of vassal states in Zhu Xia has been decreasing again and again. The Hu clan, with a population of more than 100,000, is larger than Zhu State, Xue State, Teng State, and other inferior countries, whether it is
In terms of the land that has governance rights, or the total number of people it holds, it is actually much larger.
And a family like the Zhi family, said to be a family, is actually stronger than other countries such as Wei, Lu, Ju, etc. in all aspects, especially in terms of military strength.
In terms of pure military strength, maybe the Zhi family is better than Qi and Qin, and can compete with countries as powerful as Chu and Wu?
It's mid-winter.
Zhiyao received an urgent report from Sima Ranju, saying that Qi Juntu died of poisoning.
What is drug killing? It means death by poisoning.
The majestic king of a country could actually die from poisoning? If this news spreads, do you believe that the princes of various countries will create an additional post, that is, a post for a dedicated food tester?
It doesn't matter whether the person who sent someone to poison him was Young Master Yangsheng. Even if it wasn't him, he would be recognized as it.
It can be seen from the letter that Sima Ranju was extremely angry. His request for Zhiyao was not to attack the prince Yangsheng, but to actually control the two cities of "Cui" and "Li".
Sima Ranju also prophesied to Zhiyao in his letter, declaring that Qi Juntu's death would not end the civil strife in Qi, and that Young Master Yangsheng would inevitably die soon after he ascended to power.
Prophecy? It's something that smart people like to do. If you really predict it, you will not only show your wisdom, but your skills will also skyrocket. If you predict it wrong, it doesn't matter. You will do similar things anyway.
The cost is almost nothing.
Therefore, there were many prophets in the Spring and Autumn Period. The most famous prophet in the Jin Kingdom was called Shi Kuang. It is true that this blind musician was very capable. One of the reasons why he was able to get ahead was that he predicted many things and got the help of the Jin Dynasty.
Due to the high regard of Duke Dao, he was fortunate enough to assist three generations of monarchs, Duke Dao of Jin, Duke Ping of Jin, and Duke Zhao of Jin, and accumulated considerable property for the family. Later, during the era of Duke Qing of Jin, he became a wedding dress for others.
Sima Ranju mentioned at the end of the letter that after returning to the army, he needed to have a good talk with Zhiyao about the next intervention in Qi State.
Generally speaking, the reason why the Zhi family sent troops to the Qi State was to get rid of the Tian family. However, the Tian family was not killed. On the contrary, it seemed to be more and more open-minded.
If the Zhi family's military operation failed and the Tian family was not wiped out, does that seem to be the case?
The question is, let’s see who controls “Cui” and “頼”.
The Zhi family controls "Cui" and "Li", which is equivalent to splitting Qi's control over the north of Jishui. Even though there are no cities there, does the land not belong to the land?
As expected, Zhishi will definitely take control and confirm ownership of the sovereignty later. In this case, Zhishi will have its own coast. If used properly, the benefits will be astonishing.
"Is the expansion too fierce?" Zhiyao knew that the plan might as well change, but her head still hurt a little.
One thing in particular is that the Zhi family has expanded too close to Linzi, the capital of Qi State. Qi State may not be able to stop it for a while, but will definitely launch a counterattack after it regains its breath.
So, Zhiyao either interfered repeatedly with the Qi State, making it impossible for the Qi State to be calmed down, or else he personally carried out repeated attacks, continuously weakening the Qi State, and at the same time, he continued to occupy their territory, until one day he destroyed the country in one fell swoop?
After figuring everything out, Zhiyao began to frequently socialize with all the high-ranking families. Her attitude was that all families should be harmonious and strive to restore Jin's hegemony as soon as possible.
Other families were very happy with Zhiyao's attitude.
What they fear is that the Zhi family will be too domineering, and that Zhi Yao will kill one or two high-ranking families like Zhao Yang did.
Zhiyao wants to live in harmony? That would be great!